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Montevideo, October 22nd 2025 - 12:35 UTC

Energy & Oil

  • Friday, August 29th 2014 - 06:49 UTC

    New technology could end the debate over pipeline safety

    Despite advances smart pigs aren’t terribly accurate. Pipeline operations have to shut down and analyzing the data smart pigs gather can take some time

    Who could have ever imagined that North America would surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas liquids? A decade ago, that would have seemed laughable. Yet that’s exactly what has happened; and it’s not just Saudi Arabia that has been left in North America’s dust -- Russia has, too.

  • Tuesday, August 26th 2014 - 07:26 UTC

    Falklands: Premier Oil confirms full commitment to Sea Lion project

    Various operators in the Falklands, including Premier have secured a rig on a time-share basis for a rolling exploration/appraisal campaign next year (Pic S. Luxton)

    Premier Oil has updated progress on the Sea Lion project, the first field development offshore the Falkland Islands. Latest subsurface studies suggest recoverable reserves for the Phase 1 development at 308 MMbbl, with further upside of 60 MMbbl if next year’s well on the Chatham prospect confirms that there is no gas cap in the western side of the field.

  • Tuesday, August 26th 2014 - 07:24 UTC

    YPF strikes oil and gas in the Kirchner's province

    “This discovery is the result of innovative works, and it once again honors the explorer DNA of YPF”, president Miguel Galuccio said

    Argentina's petroleum company YPF announced the discovery of new gas and oil reserves in the province of Santa Cruz, with the potential to produce more than 200,000 cubic meters of gas and 370 barrels of oil per day at a depth of 2.770 meters.

  • Friday, August 22nd 2014 - 13:07 UTC

    Unlikely bedfellows: mines that run on solar or wind power

    Brazil's Vale has formed a joint venture with Australian company Pacific Hydro to build and operate two wind farms in Brazil's northeast.

    Mining companies are often seen as dinosaurs when it comes to making changes that will benefit the environment, but that perception may be shifting as some companies turn to renewable energy to cut costs and lighten their carbon footprint.

  • Friday, August 22nd 2014 - 00:08 UTC

    Premier oil shows stronger than expected output in first half of the year

    The company's four-well drilling program in the Falkland Islands, is expected to start in the second quarter of 2015.

    Falkland Islands involved oil and gas explorer Premier Oil may upgrade its 2014 production forecast after stronger-than-expected output in the first half of the year, pending the outcome of summer maintenance work, its Chief Executive said. The company reported a 7% rise in first-half profit after tax on Thursday, helped by strong oil production from its British fields.

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2014 - 09:16 UTC

    Falklands pricing for valuation of hydrocarbons will follow Norwegian model

    Financial Secretary Ms Granger said that the Falklands' oil legislation regime “is robust and encourages investment”

    The Falkland Islands has an oil legislation regime that is robust and encourages investment, believes Financial Secretary Nicola Granger. Details of a law firm’s report to the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) on tax legislation in relation to the oil and gas industry, and recommendations to Government by Ms Granger, were released to the public this week in a paper that outlines the report from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.

  • Saturday, August 16th 2014 - 11:15 UTC

    Billionaire Soros becomes the fourth largest holder of YPF shares

    Soros Fund added 8.47 million YPF shares, said a regulatory filing, bringing its total position to 3.5% of the company’s American depositary receipts.

    George Soros’s 28 billion family office boosted its stake in YPF SA, making Argentina’s largest oil company its biggest U.S.-traded stock holding in the second quarter. Soros Fund Management LLC added 8.47 million shares of YPF, according to a regulatory filing Thursday, bringing its total position to 3.5% of the company’s American depositary receipts.

  • Friday, August 15th 2014 - 02:24 UTC

    YPF announces new shale oil find in Neuquen-Mendoza area

    ”It's the third time we've discovered oil at a non-conventional (shale) well,” said Galuccio

    Argentine state-controlled energy company YPF on Thursday announced a shale oil find in the southwestern province of Neuquen in Patagonia. The discovery was made at the Agrio formation, according to CEO Miguel Galuccio, who said at a press conference that production operations will be carried from the neighboring province of Mendoza.

  • Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 09:30 UTC

    Petrobras sells natural gas pipeline operations in Bolivia

    Transierra operates Gasbol pipeline, which is the primary path for Petrobras to import about 30 million cubic meters/day of Bolivian gas.

    Brazil's Petrobras sold its stake in a Bolivian natural gas pipeline operator, continuing a string of asset sales aimed at generating cash for development of offshore oil fields at home. The Brazilian giant said it sold its 44.5% stake in Transierra to Bolivian state-owned YPFB for 106.7 million dollars.

  • Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 05:52 UTC

    Three Finnish icebreakers for Russia's oil and gas operations in the Arctic

    The contract for the three 95 meters long vessels sums 380 million dollars and should be delivered by 2017

    Finland-based Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has been contracted to build three icebreaking stand-by vessels for Russian shipping company Sovcomflot, for a total cost of 380 million dollars.